Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Newton County, Georgia, has about 124,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Newton County is held at the county jail, run by the Newton County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Newton County public records, Newton County arrest records, Newton County warrants, Newton County police reports, Newton County property records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Newton County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Newton County is held at the county jail, run by the Newton County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Newton County Sheriff's Office at newtonsheriffga.org (page title: Newton County Sheriff's Office GA), phone (770) 883-0324, 4200 Salem Road, Covington, GA 30016, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (770) 883-0324.
The Newton County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 550 people on an average day, up from about 390 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 600 beds, and it is running at 92 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Newton County has about 124,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 44 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Newton County Jail
The Newton County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Covington, Oxford and Porterdale make the arrests that end in a booking in Newton County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Newton County: the State Patrol at Conyers (state police).
The Social Circle Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Newton County, so its arrests are not broken out for Newton County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Newton County Sheriff's Office's 919 for 2025, Covington's 739 for 2025 and Porterdale's 40 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Newton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,712 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Newton County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Newton County serves the sentence in a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Newton County?
Ask the Newton County Sheriff's Office at (770) 883-0324; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at newtonsheriffga.org.
How many people are in the Newton County jail?
About 550 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 600 beds.
What is the phone number for the Newton County jail?
(770) 883-0324, the number on the page of the Newton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Newton County go?
To a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Is this the official Newton County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.